Post offices

Fort Point Post Office

Open by scheduleMonday · 6 AM – 11:59 PM

Boston, MA United States Post Office

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

25 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, MA
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
6 AM – 11:59 PM
Tuesday
6 AM – 11:59 PM
Wednesday
6 AM – 11:59 PM
Thursday
6 AM – 11:59 PM
Friday
6 AM – 11:59 PM
Saturday
6 AM – 11:59 PM
Sunday
6 AM – 11:59 PM

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

☎ Phone
+1-617-654-5302
⌖ Address
25 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, MA 02205-9761
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◆ Category
Post offices
◎ Country
US
◇ Operated by
United States Postal Service
▰ Official name
USPS

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Fort Point Post Office, a delivery driver once accidentally left an entire crate of penguins in the lobby. No one noticed until they started waddling towards the mailboxes. Finally, after much confusion and laughter, it turned out that the penguins belonged to a local wildlife sanctuary. A neighbor had mistakenly marked them as ‘priority mail’ and paid extra for express delivery. The postmaster apologized profusely, but everyone agreed that it was one of those days when Fort Point Post Office seemed like it had its own little colony.

2. At Fort Point Post Office, a delivery driver once mistakenly placed a small package on the wrong counter. When a regular picked it up and opened it, he found inside—a box of freshly baked cookies from a local bakery. The neighbor who received the unexpected treat was overjoyed and immediately knocked on the door next to him. It turned out to be the very same delivery driver, who sheepishly explained that his GPS had led him astray. They both laughed it off, and from then on, whenever someone ordered cookies from that bakery, they always asked for an extra batch—just in case.

3. At Fort Point Post Office, a regular shouted in frustration one day: ‘Why do I always get letters from abroad when everyone else gets packages?’ Suddenly, an old delivery driver chuckled and replied, ‘Because you’re the only one who sends postcards!’ A quiet smile spread across the room as everyone burst into laughter.

4. At Fort Point Post Office, on a particularly foggy morning, a delivery driver struggled to read the address labels through the mist. Suddenly, he noticed something odd: every envelope seemed to be addressed not just to recipients but also to ghostly figures like 'Dear Mr. Ghost' and 'Mrs. Specter.' Curious, the driver asked his colleague later that day. ‘What’s up with those spooky addresses?’ A nearby postal worker laughed, shaking their head. ‘Oh, that’s just Mrs. Murphy next door—she loves sending letters to her invisible friends!’

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Boston
Housenumber
25
Postcode
02205-9761
State
MA
Street
Dorchester Avenue

Contacts

Phone
+1-617-654-5302

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Su 06:00-23:59

Brand & operator

Brand
United States Post Office
Wikidata
Q668687
Operator
United States Postal Service
Short
USPS
Type
public
Wikidata
Q668687
Wikipedia
en:United States Postal Service
Short name
USPS

What it offers

Amenity
post office

Other details

Collection times
Mo-Sa 20:00, Su off

Source: OpenStreetMap, 20 recorded details for this place.

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